ten-speed

noun

Definition of ten-speednext
as in bicycle

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Recent Examples of ten-speed Passing power is readily available and the ten-speed is amenable to being flattened when trying to hit a closing gap in traffic. — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024 In the case of cars, Ford ended up being better in ten-speed transmissions, GM in nine-speed transmissions. — Harvard Business Review, 17 July 2024 Modest numbers for a 4,500-pound hauler, but Honda engineers tuned the ten-speed automatic to provide the best reflexes. — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 22 Aug. 2023 There are also two transmissions to pick between, too—a six-speed manual and a ten-speed automatic with paddle shifters. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 May 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ten-speed
  1. bicycle
  2. mountain bike
  3. bike
  4. tandem bicycle
  5. velocipede
Noun
  • The materials science behind polymer chains explains why a bicycle manufacturer would choose to glue a frame together.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The resort's daily fee of $35 includes not just Wi-Fi, but a continental breakfast, an afternoon tea and snacks, bicycles, and pool access.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of bicycle
Noun
  • Then the Chinese e-moto industry happened; the internet, of course, facilitated the change, and someone decided that a motorcycle capable of doing 40+ mph should cost about as much as a decent mountain bike.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • They would later be known as the pioneers who introduced the mountain bike.
    — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Definition of mountain bike
Noun
  • In a room filled with enough humanitarian awards, photos with legends, and travel souvenirs to fill a museum, the bike is a delightful reminder that even an American icon has to get her cardio in.
    — Gloria Steinem, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Participants — a group of 58 people (31 women, 27 men) ranging in age from 18 to 50 — wore all four watches and the COSMED metabolic analyzer simultaneously while exercising on a stationary bike at an FIU lab.
    — Michelle Marchante September 4, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of bike
Noun
  • The trio is riding a three-person triple tandem bicycle across Iowa.
    — Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 20 July 2026
  • The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Definition of tandem bicycle
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
Definition of velocipede

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